Highlandtown

Highlandtown is a neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland. It was established in 1866, and its first settlers were primarily German-Americans. In 1870, it was named "Highlandtown" because of its views of the city, and it became a part of the city in 1919. It became one of the city's main commercial and industrial hubs, and it began to decline in the 1970s as department stores were replaced by shopping malls and the manufacturing industry declined. In 2010, Highlandtown had a population of 7,820 people.